Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
I'm writing this on Sunday, but it won't be posted until Monday.
Today is my day of preparation. The day I prepare for the week ahead.
It's a day to grade my kids' papers and go over lesson plans for the next week. A day to catch up on household chores that got lost in the weekly shuffle. A day to write and schedule blog posts. A day to look over and tweak my workout plan and cook ahead some healthy meals. A day to mentally and physically prepare for the week.
I find that the more preparation I do this day, the better my week will go.
A few things I will be cooking ahead today:
Chicken breasts. Just baking them in the oven and sticking them in the refrigerator. Then they can be cut up and added to lunches, chicken salad maybe, or dinners, such as chicken and black bean chili. Cuts the prep time down tremendously.
Some Sundays I have baked turkey meatloaf and put it in baggies, pre-portioned. Or sometimes I make a big batch of meatballs (turkey or lean beef). Often I also bake some healthy snacks for the kids. When I'm really on the ball I meal plan for the whole week.
My workout plan for this week:
Monday: ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 1
Tuesday: Insanity Plyo Cardio Circuit
Wednesday: CE Burn Circuit 2
Thursday: Insanity Cardio Power
Friday: CE Burn Circuit 3
Saturday: Run 3 miles
Sunday: REST
I find the more I can do on my preparation day to stream-line the week, the better. It is absolutely time well spent. If there are healthy foods at the ready it makes it so much easier to make those healthy choices. If my workouts are planned I don't tend to talk myself out of working out so easily and I am sure to have a more balanced workout plan than just winging it. If I have a few blog posts written and scheduled to post, I have more time to read other blogs in the mornings. Preparation just makes the week more fun and less stressful.
How about you? Do you prepare ahead?
Today is my day of preparation. The day I prepare for the week ahead.
It's a day to grade my kids' papers and go over lesson plans for the next week. A day to catch up on household chores that got lost in the weekly shuffle. A day to write and schedule blog posts. A day to look over and tweak my workout plan and cook ahead some healthy meals. A day to mentally and physically prepare for the week.
I find that the more preparation I do this day, the better my week will go.
A few things I will be cooking ahead today:
Chicken breasts. Just baking them in the oven and sticking them in the refrigerator. Then they can be cut up and added to lunches, chicken salad maybe, or dinners, such as chicken and black bean chili. Cuts the prep time down tremendously.
Some Sundays I have baked turkey meatloaf and put it in baggies, pre-portioned. Or sometimes I make a big batch of meatballs (turkey or lean beef). Often I also bake some healthy snacks for the kids. When I'm really on the ball I meal plan for the whole week.
My workout plan for this week:
Monday: ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 1
Tuesday: Insanity Plyo Cardio Circuit
Wednesday: CE Burn Circuit 2
Thursday: Insanity Cardio Power
Friday: CE Burn Circuit 3
Saturday: Run 3 miles
Sunday: REST
I find the more I can do on my preparation day to stream-line the week, the better. It is absolutely time well spent. If there are healthy foods at the ready it makes it so much easier to make those healthy choices. If my workouts are planned I don't tend to talk myself out of working out so easily and I am sure to have a more balanced workout plan than just winging it. If I have a few blog posts written and scheduled to post, I have more time to read other blogs in the mornings. Preparation just makes the week more fun and less stressful.
How about you? Do you prepare ahead?
I try my best to have a prep day. And I can tell the weeks I do really pay off. I actually attempted to do so last night and ended up watching 30 Rock reruns and falling asleep. :) So I got up early and planned.
ReplyDeleteI pull out my workout clothes. I have a grocery list and discuss what the hubby would like too during the week so we don't have a way off plan meal
ReplyDeletePrep is half the work, if not more. I find meal prep the most beneficial, grocery lists, menu planning and if I can, some things prepared ahead.
ReplyDeleteI am a believer, prep prep prep and succeed. Great looking dish there, egg whites are so easy to whip up into excellent dishes for any meal.
ReplyDeleteI can't say that I prepare 100%, but I do most of the time. I have much better success when I plan ahead.
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